Archaeology of the Near East
| Specialisation of: | Archaeology |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in Archaeology |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 60805 |
Near Eastern Archaeology comprises the Archaeology of the Levant, Palestine, Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Western Iran as well as Egypt. Archaeology of the Near East is a major part of Leiden University’s teaching and research commitment.
Career
The last few years have witnessed a favourable development in the Dutch archaeological job market. Since the Convention of Valetta (commonly referred to as the ‘Malta Convention’) on the management of archaeological heritage, funds for carrying out rescue excavations have become available in large building budgets. Employment can therefore chiefly be found in Dutch archaeology on a contract or project basis, either with commercial companies or with (semi-) government institutions: with university institutes, museums, government, provincial and local authority agencies. The archaeology programme in Leiden has been set up in such a way that additional disciplines also provide a sound basis for finding employment in the Netherlands.
